Skateboarder hit by school bus in Durham

DURHAM — A 14-year-old teenager remains in serious condition after being struck by a school bus while skateboarding Saturday night.

Durham Police have released few details on the accident, including the names of the boy or bus driver, but plan to release more information later today. The accident took place along Coe Drive just beyond the high school at 6:41 p.m. The empty bus was returning from a sporting event.

The Durham Police and Fire Department went to the area of Coe Drive and Beards Landing for a reported motor vehicle accident with "serious bodily injury."

The boy, who attends the Oyster River school system, was later transported to Portsmouth Regional Hospital with serious injuries by McGregor Memorial Ambulance.

Durham Police Sgt. Micheal Bilodeau said it is not known whether the teenager attends the high or middle school. The student remains in serious condition, although it is unclear if he still hospitalized at Portsmouth Regional Hospital or transferred elsewhere.

Bilodeau said the student was skateboarding at the time of the incident near one of the high school's athletic fields.

As of press time, no charges had been filed as a result of the crash. Bilodeau declined to comment as to whether either alcohol or speed played a role in the crash.

The accident remains under investigation by the Durham Police Department, with the assistance of the Strafford County Traffic Accident Reconstruction Team and, because it involved a bus, the State of New Hampshire Highway Patrol.

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